Ushuaia weather in August

In August, Ushuaia sees average daytime highs of 2°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 50 mm of precipitation across 12 wet days and about 9.3 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 2°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 18 min at the start of August to 10 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Ushuaia's 3rd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ushuaia's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 2°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: -4°; 3rd coldest
Precipitation: 50 mm; 12 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 18 min; 8:59 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover: 76%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 8 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 1.54 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.0; out of 10

Ushuaia is capital of Tierra del Fuego in Argentina.

Density: 2,471/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1884

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 2°C through the month.

A typical August day in Ushuaia reaches about 2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -4°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -1°C and 4°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 2°C cooler than September.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3
Avg low (°C)	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	1	-4
2	1	-4
3	1	-4
4	1	-4
5	1	-4
6	1	-4
7	1	-4
8	1	-4
9	1	-4
10	1	-4
11	1	-4
12	1	-4
13	1	-4
14	1	-4
15	1	-4
16	2	-4
17	2	-4
18	2	-4
19	2	-4
20	2	-4
21	2	-4
22	2	-4
23	2	-4
24	2	-4
25	2	-4
26	2	-4
27	2	-4
28	2	-4
29	2	-4
30	2	-4
31	3	-4

How August really feels in Ushuaia

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Ushuaia weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	11° / 4°	100	22.4	1	16.4	1.9
Feb	11° / 4°	76	17.6	1.3	14.7	2.0
Mar	9° / 3°	79	16.8	3	12.6	1.5
Apr	6° / 1°	66	15.2	6.9	10.3	0.5
May	3° / -2°	57	12.5	8.7	8.2	0.0
Jun	0° / -4°	50	12.1	12	7.1	0.0
Jul	0° / -5°	49	12.2	12.4	7.5	0.0
Aug	2° / -4°	50	12	12.3	9.3	0.0
Sep	4° / -3°	48	12.5	10.7	11.5	0.0
Oct	6° / -1°	56	14.7	8.3	13.8	0.5
Nov	9° / 1°	76	18.7	5.6	15.9	1.3
Dec	10° / 3°	99	21.8	2.9	16.9	1.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	19	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	20	20	21	21	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	25	26	26	26	26	26	26
Cloudier (%)	81	82	82	82	82	81	81	81	81	80	80	79	79	78	78	78	78	77	77	77	76	76	76	76	75	74	74	74	74	74	74

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	19	81
2	18	82
3	18	82
4	18	82
5	18	82
6	19	81
7	19	81
8	19	81
9	19	81
10	20	80
11	20	80
12	21	79
13	21	79
14	22	78
15	22	78
16	22	78
17	22	78
18	23	77
19	23	77
20	23	77
21	24	76
22	24	76
23	24	76
24	24	76
25	25	75
26	26	74
27	26	74
28	26	74
29	26	74
30	26	74
31	26	74

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitationSnow

Ushuaia gets around 50 mm of rain and snow over 12 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 39% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 12 days bring snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	39	39	40	40	40	40	40	41	41	40	40	40	40	39	39	39	38	38	38	38	37	37	37	37
Snow chance (%)	40	40	40	40	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	42	42	42	42	42	42	41	41	41	40	40	39	39	38	38	37	37	37	36	36

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	40	40
2	40	40
3	40	40
4	40	40
5	40	41
6	40	41
7	40	41
8	39	41
9	39	41
10	40	41
11	40	41
12	40	42
13	40	42
14	40	42
15	41	42
16	41	42
17	40	42
18	40	41
19	40	41
20	40	41
21	39	40
22	39	40
23	39	39
24	38	39
25	38	38
26	38	38
27	38	37
28	37	37
29	37	37
30	37	36
31	37	36

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	8	calm
2	8	calm
3	8	calm
4	8	calm
5	8	calm
6	8	calm
7	8	calm
8	8	calm
9	8	calm
10	8	calm
11	8	calm
12	8	calm
13	8	calm
14	8	calm
15	8	calm
16	8	calm
17	8	calm
18	8	calm
19	8	calm
20	8	calm
21	8	calm
22	8	calm
23	8	calm
24	8	calm
25	8	calm
26	8	calm
27	8	calm
28	8	calm
29	8	calm
30	8	calm
31	8	calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 18 min at the start of August to 10 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 126 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 9:31 AM to 8:23 AM, and sunset from 5:48 PM to 6:44 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	8.3	8.3	8.4	8.5	8.5	8.6	8.7	8.7	8.8	8.9	8.9	9.0	9.1	9.1	9.2	9.3	9.3	9.4	9.5	9.6	9.6	9.7	9.8	9.8	9.9	10.0	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.3	10.4
Sunrise (AM)	9:31	9:29	9:27	9:25	9:23	9:21	9:19	9:17	9:15	9:13	9:10	9:08	9:06	9:04	9:02	8:59	8:57	8:55	8:52	8:50	8:48	8:45	8:43	8:40	8:38	8:35	8:33	8:30	8:28	8:25	8:23
Sunset (PM)	5:48	5:50	5:51	5:53	5:55	5:57	5:59	6:01	6:02	6:04	6:06	6:08	6:10	6:12	6:14	6:15	6:17	6:19	6:21	6:23	6:25	6:27	6:29	6:31	6:32	6:34	6:36	6:38	6:40	6:42	6:44

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	8.3	9:31	5:48
2	8.3	9:29	5:50
3	8.4	9:27	5:51
4	8.5	9:25	5:53
5	8.5	9:23	5:55
6	8.6	9:21	5:57
7	8.7	9:19	5:59
8	8.7	9:17	6:01
9	8.8	9:15	6:02
10	8.9	9:13	6:04
11	8.9	9:10	6:06
12	9.0	9:08	6:08
13	9.1	9:06	6:10
14	9.1	9:04	6:12
15	9.2	9:02	6:14
16	9.3	8:59	6:15
17	9.3	8:57	6:17
18	9.4	8:55	6:19
19	9.5	8:52	6:21
20	9.6	8:50	6:23
21	9.6	8:48	6:25
22	9.7	8:45	6:27
23	9.8	8:43	6:29
24	9.8	8:40	6:31
25	9.9	8:38	6:32
26	10.0	8:35	6:34
27	10.1	8:33	6:36
28	10.1	8:30	6:38
29	10.2	8:28	6:40
30	10.3	8:25	6:42
31	10.4	8:23	6:44

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 1.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.52 kWh/m² to a high of 5.87 kWh/m² in December across the year — August's 1.54 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	1.0	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.5	1.5	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.7	1.7	1.8	1.8	1.9	1.9	1.9	2.0	2.0	2.1	2.1	2.2
Level	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	1.0	Dim
2	1.1	Dim
3	1.1	Dim
4	1.1	Dim
5	1.1	Dim
6	1.2	Dim
7	1.2	Dim
8	1.2	Dim
9	1.3	Dim
10	1.3	Dim
11	1.3	Dim
12	1.4	Dim
13	1.4	Dim
14	1.4	Dim
15	1.5	Dim
16	1.5	Dim
17	1.6	Dim
18	1.6	Dim
19	1.6	Dim
20	1.7	Dim
21	1.7	Dim
22	1.8	Dim
23	1.8	Dim
24	1.9	Dim
25	1.9	Dim
26	1.9	Dim
27	2.0	Moderate
28	2.0	Moderate
29	2.1	Moderate
30	2.1	Moderate
31	2.2	Moderate

Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Ushuaia?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.0

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

—

Beach & pool

never really warm enough

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ushuaia.

What to pack for Ushuaia in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Ushuaia sees daytime highs around 2°C and nights near -4°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Ushuaia in August

The nearest coast averages about 6°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 64 km away) is warmest in February at about 9°C and coldest in August near 6°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	9	9	9	8	8	7	6	6	6	6	7	8
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	9	Bracing
Feb	9	Bracing
Mar	9	Bracing
Apr	8	Bracing
May	8	Bracing
Jun	7	Bracing
Jul	6	Bracing
Aug	6	Bracing
Sep	6	Bracing
Oct	6	Bracing
Nov	7	Bracing
Dec	8	Bracing

UV index in Ushuaia in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ushuaia peaks around January 14 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	9	7	3	2	1	0	1	1	2	4	6	8
Level	Very high	High	Moderate	Low	Low	Low	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	9	Very high
Feb	7	High
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	2	Low
May	1	Low
Jun	0	Low
Jul	1	Low
Aug	1	Low
Sep	2	Moderate
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	6	High
Dec	8	Very high

Location & terrain

Where is Ushuaia?

Ushuaia sits at 54.8°S, 68.3°W, 6 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Río Grande, 120 km away.

Topography around Ushuaia

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Ushuaia.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ushuaia has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 422 m around an average of 92 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,443 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,279 m.

The land around Ushuaia is covered by trees (38%) and water (28%) within 3 km, water (34%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and grassland (31%), trees (30%) and water (23%) within 80 km.

3 km

422 m

trees 38%

16 km

1,443 m

water 34%

80 km

2,279 m

grassland 31%

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← July Ushuaia year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Río Grande 120 km · Punta Arenas 250 km · Río Gallegos 360 km · Puerto Natales 441 km · El Calafate 564 km · El Chalten 684 km · Stanley 776 km · Puerto Deseado 803 km

Argentina travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs: Type C / I; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 46% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $14,898; 2025
Happiness: 6.4 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate: 4.5; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 14.1; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: High; EF EPI 575
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Ushuaia (-54.8108°, -68.3159°, elevation 6 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	1	-4
2	1	-4
3	1	-4
4	1	-4
5	1	-4
6	1	-4
7	1	-4
8	1	-4
9	1	-4
10	1	-4
11	1	-4
12	1	-4
13	1	-4
14	1	-4
15	1	-4
16	2	-4
17	2	-4
18	2	-4
19	2	-4
20	2	-4
21	2	-4
22	2	-4
23	2	-4
24	2	-4
25	2	-4
26	2	-4
27	2	-4
28	2	-4
29	2	-4
30	2	-4
31	3	-4

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	19	81
2	18	82
3	18	82
4	18	82
5	18	82
6	19	81
7	19	81
8	19	81
9	19	81
10	20	80
11	20	80
12	21	79
13	21	79
14	22	78
15	22	78
16	22	78
17	22	78
18	23	77
19	23	77
20	23	77
21	24	76
22	24	76
23	24	76
24	24	76
25	25	75
26	26	74
27	26	74
28	26	74
29	26	74
30	26	74
31	26	74

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	40	40
2	40	40
3	40	40
4	40	40
5	40	41
6	40	41
7	40	41
8	39	41
9	39	41
10	40	41
11	40	41
12	40	42
13	40	42
14	40	42
15	41	42
16	41	42
17	40	42
18	40	41
19	40	41
20	40	41
21	39	40
22	39	40
23	39	39
24	38	39
25	38	38
26	38	38
27	38	37
28	37	37
29	37	37
30	37	36
31	37	36

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	1	-4
2	1	-4
3	1	-4
4	1	-4
5	1	-4
6	1	-4
7	1	-4
8	1	-4
9	1	-4
10	1	-4
11	1	-4
12	1	-4
13	1	-4
14	1	-4
15	1	-4
16	2	-4
17	2	-4
18	2	-4
19	2	-4
20	2	-4
21	2	-4
22	2	-4
23	2	-4
24	2	-4
25	2	-4
26	2	-4
27	2	-4
28	2	-4
29	2	-4
30	2	-4
31	3	-4

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	19	81
2	18	82
3	18	82
4	18	82
5	18	82
6	19	81
7	19	81
8	19	81
9	19	81
10	20	80
11	20	80
12	21	79
13	21	79
14	22	78
15	22	78
16	22	78
17	22	78
18	23	77
19	23	77
20	23	77
21	24	76
22	24	76
23	24	76
24	24	76
25	25	75
26	26	74
27	26	74
28	26	74
29	26	74
30	26	74
31	26	74

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	40	40
2	40	40
3	40	40
4	40	40
5	40	41
6	40	41
7	40	41
8	39	41
9	39	41
10	40	41
11	40	41
12	40	42
13	40	42
14	40	42
15	41	42
16	41	42
17	40	42
18	40	41
19	40	41
20	40	41
21	39	40
22	39	40
23	39	39
24	38	39
25	38	38
26	38	38
27	38	37
28	37	37
29	37	37
30	37	36
31	37	36

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	1	-4
2	1	-4
3	1	-4
4	1	-4
5	1	-4
6	1	-4
7	1	-4
8	1	-4
9	1	-4
10	1	-4
11	1	-4
12	1	-4
13	1	-4
14	1	-4
15	1	-4
16	2	-4
17	2	-4
18	2	-4
19	2	-4
20	2	-4
21	2	-4
22	2	-4
23	2	-4
24	2	-4
25	2	-4
26	2	-4
27	2	-4
28	2	-4
29	2	-4
30	2	-4
31	3	-4

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	19	81
2	18	82
3	18	82
4	18	82
5	18	82
6	19	81
7	19	81
8	19	81
9	19	81
10	20	80
11	20	80
12	21	79
13	21	79
14	22	78
15	22	78
16	22	78
17	22	78
18	23	77
19	23	77
20	23	77
21	24	76
22	24	76
23	24	76
24	24	76
25	25	75
26	26	74
27	26	74
28	26	74
29	26	74
30	26	74
31	26	74

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	40	40
2	40	40
3	40	40
4	40	40
5	40	41
6	40	41
7	40	41
8	39	41
9	39	41
10	40	41
11	40	41
12	40	42
13	40	42
14	40	42
15	41	42
16	41	42
17	40	42
18	40	41
19	40	41
20	40	41
21	39	40
22	39	40
23	39	39
24	38	39
25	38	38
26	38	38
27	38	37
28	37	37
29	37	37
30	37	36
31	37	36

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100